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Machado Garry aiming to fulfil title promise in Makhachev UFC showdown

Aug 13 : Ian Machado Garry has the chance to fulfil his prophecy of becoming Ireland's second UFC champion when he challenges Islam Makhachev in Philadelphia on Saturday, but to do so he will have to use his considerable size advantage to dethrone the defending welterweight title holder.

Mark English makes history with stunning European 800m gold

Mark English has won gold for Ireland in the 800 metres at the European Championships in Birmingham.

Adeleke and English aim for medals at European Championships tonight

Marcus Lawler was the first of the Irish athletes competing in tonight's races at the European Championships in Birmingham.

Celtic boss O’Neill ‘much better’ after hospital procedure

LONDON: Celtic manager Martin O’Neill revealed on Thursday he is feeling “much better” after being forced to miss last weekend’s win at Kilmarnock following a hospital procedure. O’Neill was away from the Celtic squad for several days as a result of the “small” procedure. The 74-year-old spent a night in hospital and was unable to attend the Scottish champions’ 5-1 victory over Kilmarnock on Sunday, although he did deliver a pre-match team-talk at the players’ hotel. Asked how he was feeling, the former Republic of Ireland manager told Celtic’s website: “Much better, than last week anyway. Yeah, a couple of ailments rolled into one, unfortunately, but I’m getting there, which is good news.” O’Neill led Celtic to the Scottish title and the Scottish Cup last season in his second of two spells as interim boss during a turbulent campaign for the Glasgow club. Aiming for a 15th title in the last 16 seasons, Celtic have been criticized by their fans for a lack of spending on new signings. But O’Neill has a third recruit since the end of last season following the arrival on Wednesday of Egypt winger Haissem Hassan from Spanish side Real Oviedo. “We’d been tracking him in January time.